AI Skills: From Zero
to Operator.
Five modules. No prerequisites. By the end you can read, adapt, and build custom Agent Skills for your own business operations.
Modules
5
Total time
~2.5 hrs
Prerequisites
None
Cost
Free
Format
Self-paced
What you leave with
01
A mental model
Not a vague concept — a concrete file structure you can inspect, read, and modify.
02
Reading fluency
Pick up any SKILL.md from any repository and immediately understand what it does and when it fires.
03
Your first custom skill
A working SKILL.md built around one of your own recurring business tasks — not a tutorial example.
04
A skill stack plan
A prioritized list of the 3–5 custom skills your business needs most, with draft specifications for each.
Course modules
The concept, the architecture, and why it matters for operators who don't want to re-explain their standards every session.
Objectives
- Understand the difference between prompting and encoding
- See how skills differ from system prompts
- Identify the three layers of a skill file
Module Exercise
Map one recurring task in your business that requires the same standards every time. Write two sentences on what those standards are.
Before you begin
Want it built for you instead?
The Skills Build service takes it from here — custom SKILL.md files deployed into your live operation.